Vietnamese military study mysterious cosmic balls that fell from the sky




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January 2 in the maize field, located in the territory of the province of Yen Bai Vietnam fell three metal ball . The military suggested that the 45-kilogram balls may be debris, survived the fall from orbit. Investigation into the incident is underway.

It is already known that the balls do not contain any explosives or hazardous materials. The military claimed that there were no exercises or tests in the area of ​​the country. Witnesses said they heard a sound like thunder, and then the balls fall from the sky.




The local newspaper Thanh Nien hastened to announce that a preliminary investigation concluded the Russian origin of these strange balls, and that they can be part of a missile or spacecraft. Why was this conclusion is reached, it is still unknown, as the photographs of balls do not see any markings.

Professor Nguyen Son Koa [Nguyen Khoa Son], engaged in the country's aerospace program, said that the balls can be parts unsuccessfully launched a satellite. According to him, the balls are not damaged, and could fall from a height of up to 100 km.



At the end of 2011 in Namibia also landed ball of unknown origin with a diameter of about 1 meter and a weight of about 6 kg. In November 2015 территорию Spain dropped three objects , identified as debris.

According to NASA, is now in orbit are more than half a million fragments of man-made objects and their abundance is already beginning to pose a serious problem. Various plans to get rid of debris orbit periodically pop up in the news , but the problem has not yet begun to address seriously.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/268922/

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